212: Peanut Butter Diamonds

May 24, 2022 00:07:03
212: Peanut Butter Diamonds
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212: Peanut Butter Diamonds

May 24 2022 | 00:07:03

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Trace Kerr Amy Barton

Show Notes

With enough pressure and heat, just about anything with enough carbon in it could become a diamond. And thankfully for us, when a scientist was asked, could he turn peanut butter into a diamond, he decided to find out. How NOT to make a diamond at home:

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